Sovata
What to see in Sovata
Things to see, picked to fill a whole day.
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1Heliothermal salt lakeLacul Ursu
Salt lake formed after 1875 when the ground above the salt massif collapsed, with a layer of fresh water that keeps the salt water underneath warm.
It is the reason the resort exists: in summer, under the fresh-water layer, the salt water reaches 30–40 °C one metre down, a phenomenon called heliothermy.
Sovata-Băi
2Nature reserve trailMuntele de Sare și lacurile Roșu și Verde
Laid-out paths through the Lake Ursu reserve, leading from the lakeshore to the Roșu, Verde and Mierlei lakes and on to the Salt Mountain, a salt massif exposed at the surface.
It is the easiest way to see the salt the resort grew from: rain-washed salt slopes, salty mud pools and lakes closed off to recover.
Sovata-Băi, Valea Sărată- 3Lookout tower
Turnul Belvedere
Wooden observation tower, 28 m high, on the hill west of the lakes, with a spiral staircase and views in every direction.
From the top you see the whole resort with the surrounding hills and villages, and entry is free.
Sovata-Băi, dealul de vest - 4Steam tourist train
Mocănița Sovata
Tourist train pulled by a 1949 steam locomotive, running 14 km from Gara Mică Sovata to Câmpu Cetății on the old Târgu Mureș–Praid narrow-gauge line.
It runs on a stretch of the Târgu Mureș–Praid narrow-gauge line (1915–1997) rebuilt in 2011, and in 2026 it ran trips over the 1 May holiday weekend too.
Sovata, Gara Mică 
5Reformed churchBiserica reformată din Sovata
Reformed church built in 1937–1939 in the lower town in the Székely style, with a side tower and a coffered ceiling of 132 motifs and Bible verses.
It shows the Székely architecture of the old town away from the resort, and the parish house next to it is a listed monument (MS-II-m-B-16032).
Sovata, orașul de jos